The government has adopted a panel report proposing a review of whether utilities should be split up so that electricity generation and transmission are handled by separate companies.
In the report on the key issues debated so far, the panel chaired by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano also recommends promoting the entry of new power generators and retailers into the electricity market.
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